Achronix ACE Version 5.0 User Manual

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Chapter 3. Concepts

TX Has Bad
Lane

TX Bad Lane

TX Last Lane

TX Rate Limiter

Enable TX Rate
Limiter

Max Tokens
(hex)

Specifies how many tokens are to be added to the token
bucket after each interval. This value must be greater than
0. This value should not be changed when the rate limiter
is enabled.

Delta (hex)

Specifies how many tokens are to be added to the token
bucket after each interval. This value must be greater than
0. This value should not be changed when the rate limiter
is enabled.

Update
Interval (hex)

Specifies the interval, in Local bus clock cycles, that the
token bucket bucket will be updated. It is recommended
that this value be greater than or equal to 8. This value
should not be changed when the rate limiter is enabled.

TX Meta Frame Length (hex)

This input should be -1 the desired length. Thus for a Meta
Frame of 2048, a value of 2047 should be used. This input
is specified in terms of the number of words or cycles
minus one. For example, if set to 2047, then a Metaframe
sync word is sent every 2048 word transfers on every lane.
See section 5.4.3 of Interlaken spec 1.1.

Disable TX Skip Word Generation

Disables the generation of a skip word after the scrambler
state word.

TX Minimum Burst Control Word Spacing

Specifies the minimum spacing between Burst Control
Words.

Tx Maximum Burst Control Word Spacing

Specifies the maximum number of Data Words between
Burst Control Words. See section 5.3.2 of Interlaken spec
1.1.

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